An Analysis of the Items for the Home Economics Teacher Selection Test from the Perspective of the Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Home Economics Education
Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University, USA
Corresponding Author:
Nan Sook Yu ,Tel: +82-070-7518-2382, Email: nyu@fsu.edu
Received: June 30, 2010; Revised: July 6, 2010 Accepted: October 1, 2010.
ABSTRACT
This study analyzed the items for the Home Economics teacher selection test, which were carried out through the school year 2002 to 2010, based on Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Home Economics Education (H-PCK). Two frameworks were used: (1) H-PCK matrix transformed from the Content Knowledge in Home Economics Education (H-CK) and the Pedagogical Knowledge; (2) Five components of H-PCK. The results of this study were as follows: (1) The test items were classified into H-CK items and H-PCK items from the H-PCK matrix analysis. (2) While the number of items on knowledge of teaching strategies was the highest, no item on knowledge of understanding students was identified. Since the test can be considered as Measurement-Driven Instruction, it will have backward influences on the teacher education program in universities. Thus, if promising and capable new Home Economics teachers are to be recruited, the test items should include all the components of H-PCK.
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